250 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION [1776.

That the companies of militia so to be raised be enrolled in the
counties and districts where they are directed to be raised as afore-
said, and not of inhabitants of other counties or districts.

That if any company of militia shall offer themselves, they shall
be allowed to go into the service under their present officers; or if
the present officers of any company, with a considerable number of
their company, offer to go and shall be able to fill up the number
by enrollment of others, such company may march under such
officers.

That a warrant issue to captain Andrew Hines of Frederick coun-
ty to enroll a company of men for the flying camp service, on the
same terms as the other militia, and that commissions issue to him
and other proper commissioned officers by the council of Safety.

That the president transmit copies of the above to each of the
said counties and districts by express; and that money be advan-
ced by the council of safety, to such person in each of the said
counties and districts as they shall think proper, to discharge the
bounty, the month's pay, and the purchase of arms, as above di-
rected.

On motion the question was put, That the committees of obser-
vation for the several counties and districts in this state, and the
several committees of correspondence, and committees for licens-
ing suits, do continue to act with the powers heretofere vested in
them until the first day of December next? Resolved in the affir-
mative.

AFFIRMATIVE.

Mr. Barnes,	Mr. Sheredine,	Mr. Earle,
Plater,	Edelen,	T. Wright,
Hooe,	Schriver,	S. Wright,
Dent,	Beall,	Edmondson,
Semmes,	Hughs,	Chamberlaine,
B. Mackall,	Stull,	Murray,
Fitzhugh,	Schnebely,	John Ennalls,
Sprgg,	Shepherd,	Johnson,
Marbury,	J. Smith,	Gus. Scott,
S. Chase,	J. T. Chase,	Geo. Scott,
Paca,	H. Wilson,	Horsey,
Carroll,	Love,	Lowes,
J. Wilson,	Gilpin,	Chaille,
Bayly,	Ewing,	Mitchell.
Williams,